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Promise (other)
A promise is a transaction whereby a person makes a vow or the suggestion of a guarantee. Promise(s) may also refer to: Places * Promise, Oregon *Promise, South Dakota *Promise City, Iowa *Promise Land, Tennessee or Promise Film and TV * ''Promise'' (1986 film), a Hallmark Hall of Fame television movie * ''Promise'' (2005 film), a Finnish film * ''Promise'' (2017 film), an Indonesian film * ''Promises'' (1975 film) or ''Promise of the Flesh'', a South Korean film * ''Promises'' (2001 film), an Israeli documentary *Promises (2021 film), a French-Italian romantic drama film * Promises (2022 film), a Ukrainian documentary film * ''Promised'' (film), a 2019 Australian film featuring Paul Mercurio Television * "Promise" (''Kanon''), an episode of ''Kanon'' * "Promise" (Smallville), an episode of ''Smallville'' * "Promises" (''Farscape''), an episode of ''Farscape'' * "Promises" (''Hercules: The Legendary Journeys''), an episode of ''Hercules: The Legendary Journeys'' Music ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Promise
A promise is a commitment by someone to do or not do something. As a noun ''promise'' means a declaration assuring that one will or will not do something. As a verb it means to commit oneself by a promise to do or give. It can also mean a capacity for good, similar to a value that is to be realized in the near future. In the law of contract, an exchange of promises is usually held to be legally enforceable, according to the Latin maxim ''pacta sunt servanda''. Types There are many types of promises. There are solemn promises, such as marriage vows or military oaths and are conventions. There are legal contracts, enforceable by law. Or, there are fairy tale promises, regrettable and problematic at the time, they must be honored. And lastly, there are election promises, commitments that most people realize will later be shaped by politics and compromise. Both an oath and an affirmation can be a promise. One special kind of promise is the vow. A notable type of promise is an el ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Promises (Farscape)
''Farscape'' is a science fiction television show. Four regular seasons were produced, from 1999 to 2003. Each season consists of 22 episodes. Each episode is intended to air in a one-hour television timeslot (with commercials), and runs for 44 to 50 minutes. The regular seasons were followed by '' Farscape: The Peacekeeper Wars'' in 2004, a 2 part miniseries with an air time of 3 hours. Several of the early episodes of Season One were aired out of the intended order. As the official Farscape website lists them in the production order as opposed to airing order, the list below reflects that. Series overview Episodes Season 1 (1999–2000) Season 2 (2000–01) Season 3 (2001–02) The premiere of season three was preceded with a one-hour recap titled "Farscape Undressed" for new audiences. Season 4 (2002–03) The Peacekeeper Wars Following the series' unexpected cancellation in September 2002, a miniseries was produced to wrap up the season four cli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ryn Weaver
Ryn (german: Rhein) is a town in northeastern Poland located 19 km southwest of Giżycko, in the Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in Masuria. Until the reorganization of 1999 it had been assigned to Suwałki Voivodeship. It had a population of 3,062 inhabitants as of December 31, 2004. Ryn is located between Lake Ryn and Lake Ołów. Among the notable landmarks of the town are a former Ordensburg castle of the Teutonic Knights (erected ca. 1337) and a 19th-century Dutch windmill. Below the castle in the center of the town, a subterranean channel connects the Matussek pond, a shoaled bay of Lake Ołów, with Lake Ryn and the pond of a mill built by the Teutonic Knights. History Grand Master Winrich von Kniprode of the Teutonic Knights built a fortress on the site of a former Old Prussian fortification in 1337. A settlement near the castle was first mentioned in documents in 1405. It was known as ''Ryne'' after the Rhine River, and was included within the komturship of Balga. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Naomi Scott
Naomi Scott (born 6 May 1993) is an English actress and singer. Born in Hounslow, she rose to prominence for her performances in the television film '' Lemonade Mouth'' (2011) and the science fiction series '' Terra Nova'' (2011). In 2015, Screen International selected her as one of their "Stars of Tomorrow". She achieved further recognition for starring as Princess Jasmine in Disney's musical live-action fantasy film ''Aladdin'' (2019), which earned her a Saturn Award nomination. She has also starred in the superhero film ''Power Rangers'' (2017) and the action comedy film ''Charlie's Angels'' (2019). Early life Scott was born on 6 May 1993 in Hounslow, London. She is of English and Indian descent. Her mother, Usha Scott (née Joshi), who was born in Uganda and emigrated to the United Kingdom at a young age, is of Indian Gujarati descent, while her father, Christopher Scott, is English. Scott also has an older brother, Joshua. At eight years old, she and her family moved to Wo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Garrick
Michael Garrick MBE (30 May 1933 – 11 November 2011)Peter VacheObituary: Michael Garrick ''The Guardian'', 15 November 2011 was an English jazz pianist and composer, and a pioneer in mixing jazz with poetry recitations and in the use of jazz in large-scale choral works. Biography Garrick was born in Enfield, Middlesex, and educated at University College, London, from which he graduated in 1959 with a BA in English literature. As a student there he formed his first quartet, featuring vibraphonist Peter Shade. Recordings of this are on HEP (''Chronos'' and ''Silhouette'', released on Gearbox vinyl). Aside from some lessons at the Ivor Mairants School of Dance Music, Garrick was "an entirely self-taught musician" (he had been expelled from Eleanor B. Franklin-Pike's piano lessons for quoting from "In the Mood" at a pupils' concert), though he attended Berklee College, Boston, as a mature student in the 1970s. Soon after graduating, Garrick became the musical director of "Poetr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Promises (The Hunters Album)
''Promises'' is the second full-length album by Canadian rock band The Hunters. The album was released on April 17, 2012 on Stomp Records, their first on a record label. The first single, "Van Party Forever" was released on June 5 and the music video features the band playing with The Sainte Catherines during their farewell tour. The second music video is made entirely of shots from their journey to The Fest 11 in Gainesville. It was filmed during Hurricane Sandy and features the band driving all the way from Florida to Québec in a rental car as all flights were cancelled. It was released on November 27, 2012. A documentary webseries about ''Promises'' promotional tour was released in January 2013. Titled ''Driving on Promises'', the ten episodes cover the whole tour through Quebec and Ontario. It is based on their roadie's log book. The album was recorded and produced by Hugo Mudie and Marc-André Beaudet, both from The Sainte Catherines. Track listing Personnel The Hu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Promises (Floating Points, Pharoah Sanders And The London Symphony Orchestra Album)
''Promises'' is a 2021 collaborative studio album by British electronic musician Floating Points, American jazz saxophonist Pharoah Sanders, and the London Symphony Orchestra. It was released on 26 March 2021 through New York–based label Luaka Bop. The album consists of a single 46-minute composition noted for its "dreamlike" quality. The album has received widespread critical acclaim from music critics. ''Promises'' was the final album Sanders released in his lifetime, having died in 2022. Background and recording Sam Shepherd, a British DJ, musician and producer, has produced numerous projects in the field of electronic music under the moniker Floating Points. The last previous Floating Points album, '' Crush'', was released in 2019. For Pharoah Sanders, ''Promises'' was the only studio album he released in over a decade, before passing away the next year. Sanders first became aware of Shepherd's work in 2015 when he was impressed by the debut Floating Points album ''Elaeni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Promises (The Boxer Rebellion Album)
''Promises'' is the fourth studio album by The Boxer Rebellion, released worldwide on 13 May 2013. Four singles were released from the album; "Diamonds Diamond is a solid form of the element carbon with its atoms arranged in a crystal structure called diamond cubic. Another solid form of carbon known as graphite is the chemically stable form of carbon at room temperature and pressure, bu ...", "Promises", "Keep Moving" and "Always". "Promises" featured in the Google Grad's campaign with "Keep Moving" and "New York" featuring in the TV series' Legit and Forever respectively. "Always" was re-recorded acoustically to celebrate new guitarist Andrew Smith coming on board to replace Todd Howe and one other song, "I Fell in Love", left over from the sessions (but not included on the album) was released as a free download. The album peaked at number 69 on the official Billboard 200 chart in 2013. Track listing References External links theboxerrebellion.com {{Author ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tenmon (composer)
, born , is a Japanese music composer from Tokyo, Japan born October 4, 1971. He worked in the Nihon Falcom Corporation as one of the members of Falcom Sound Team J.D.K.. During his time with Falcom, he has composed much music for Falcom games, most notably Brandish. Having known Makoto Shinkai as a coworker in Minori he has composed music for Shinkai's works since ''She and Her Cat''. He is perhaps best known for creating the soundtracks for Shinkai's subsequent works, ''Voices of a Distant Star'', ''The Place Promised in Our Early Days'', '' 5 Centimeters Per Second'' and his final Shinkai collaboration being ''Children Who Chase Lost Voices from Deep Below''. As of 2019, he has joined CoMix Wave Films, but no further information is available about what he has done with them since; latest news indicate that he will not be reuniting with Shinkai for '' Suzume no Tojimari''. Project Promise In 2009, an album, titled "Promise" ("新海誠作品イメージアルバム「Promise ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Promise (Sade Album)
''Promise'' is the second studio album by English band Sade, released in the United Kingdom on 4 November 1985 by Epic Records and in the United States on 15 November 1985 by Portrait Records. Recording for the album began in February and lasted until August 1985. The band co-produced the album with the same team of producers they worked with on their debut album, ''Diamond Life'', including Robin Millar, Mike Pela and Ben Rogan. The album's title comes from a letter from Sade Adu's father where he refers to the "promise of hope" to recover from cancer. The album was a commercial success, peaking at number one on both the UK Albums Chart and the US ''Billboard'' 200, becoming the band's first album to top both charts. It also reached number one in Finland, the Netherlands and Switzerland, and the top five in numerous countries, including Canada, Germany and New Zealand. The album spawned three singles, including "The Sweetest Taboo", which became a success worldwide. Backgroun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Promise (The Maybes? Album)
''Promise'' is the debut album from the Liverpool indie rock band The Maybes?. The album is released 15 September 2008. The album was recorded at Monnow Valley Studios in Monmouth, Wales in three sessions from late 2007 to early 2008 and it has been licensed to Xtra Mile Recordings. Track listing All tracks written by Nick Ellis (unless stated): #"Turn Me Over" #"Boys A boy is a young male human. The term is commonly used for a child or an adolescent. When a male human reaches adulthood, he is described as a man. Definition, etymology, and use According to the ''Merriam-Webster Dictionary'', a boy is "a ..." #"Modern Love" #"Trick of the Light" (Dominic Allen, Nick Ellis, Nick Otaegui, Lee Smith, Timo Tierney) #"The Comearound" #"Ronnie Loves Julie" (Smith) #" Summertime" #"Full Moon Adagio" (Allen, Ellis, Otaegui, Smith, Tierney) #"Disappear" (Allen, Ellis, Tierney) #"Healing Hands" (Ellis, Smith) #" Talk About You" #"Promise" (Smith, Tierney) Personnel *Produced an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Promise (Gene Loves Jezebel Album)
Promise is the debut album by British gothic rock band Gene Loves Jezebel. Released in 1983 by Situation Two, it peaked at No. 8 on the UK Indie Chart. Critical reception ''Trouser Press'' wrote that "the songs have a decidedly sexual air, but it’s the sheer din — roughly produced but convincing — that makes ''Promise'' worth repeated listenings." Track listing #"Upstairs" (J. Aston, M. Aston, Hudson) – 3:18 #"Bruises" (J. Aston, M. Aston) – 3:38 #"Pop Tarantula" (J. Aston, M. Aston) – 3:10 #"Screaming for Emmalene" (J. Aston, M. Aston) – 2:58 #"Scheming" (J. Aston, M. Aston) – 6:26 #"Bread from Heaven" (J. Aston, M. Aston, Hudson) – 4:12 #"Influenza" (J. Aston, Hudson) – 3:42 #"Shower Me with Brittle Punches" (J. Aston, M. Aston, Hudson) – 2:50 #"Wraps and Arms" (J. Aston, M. Aston) – 4:00 #"Psychological Problems" (J. Aston, M. Aston, Hudson) – 3:45 Special Edition bonus disc #"Shame" (Original Version) - 3:25 #"Influenza" (Relapse) - 3:48 #"Stephen" ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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